The BEST episodes of Magic City
Every episode of Magic City ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Magic City!
As Frank Sinatra rings in a new year in the grand ballroom of Miami Beach's most luxurious dream palace – the Miramar Hotel – its visionary leader, Ike Evans, must deal with the Mob, his complicated family and a city in the midst of dramatic change as Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba, just 200 miles offshore. By day the hotel at the center of "Magic City" is all diving clown acts and cha-cha lessons by the pool, but at night Miami Beach reveals a darker truth. Dopers, dealers, strippers, gangsters and those who arrest them drift together to hear the top nightclub acts perform. Just beneath the surface, racial tensions stir. Ike must deal with all of this, even while global intrigue is brewing right under his roof.
#1 - Crossroads
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2013
Ike makes mob boss Sy Berman a risky offer - Havana for the Miramar Playa. Danny commits to Jack Klein and learns the truth about Ben Diamond. Ben ruins an arms deal with the Cubans, with tragic results.
#2 - Sitting on Top of the World
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2013
Stevie's sex and booze-soaked deejay convention takes over the hotel. Mercedes makes a revelation to Vera. Ike's plot to fix the Cuban lottery begins. Ben seeks revenge in the wrong places.
#3 - Adapt or Die
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/28/2013
Ike goes to Cuba to retrieve Maria's ashes and set his plan to oust Ben in motion. Stevie is lured deeper into Ben's world. Stevie offers a chemical solution when Vera struggles with exhausting rehearsals.
#4 - The Sins of the Father
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2013
Ike and Ben's future rests on the outcome of the gambling bill; Klein considers Ike's offer regarding the Butcher; the end approaches for Stevie and Lily; Vera is overwhelmed with grief.
#5 - Who's the Horse and Who's the Rider?
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2012
Things are going badly for Ike: Meg turns down his offer, he is caught lying to Ben and Klein shows him damning evidence. Meanwhile, Stevie's affair comes back to haunt him.
#6 - The Year of the Fin
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2012
Ike Evans, owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, needs his 1958 NYE concert to be a smash. He makes a deal with mobster Ben Diamond to ensure success that threatens his life and family.
#7 - Atonement
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2012
While Ike has to deal with a break in at his hotel, Vera begins planning an extravagant charity function that she hopes Jackie Kennedy will attend. Elsewhere, Victor struggles to get his wife out of Cuba.
#8 - ... And Your Enemies Closer
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2013
Ike's deal to run the Havana hotels hurts his ties to Victor. Stevie starts a new job with Ben. Klein swears to destroy Ike as passage of the gambling bill nears. Sy Berman arrives in Miami.
#10 - Castles Made of Sand
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2012
Ike tries to bribe officials to legalize casino gambling. An old friend visits Vera, and Ben wonders if his wife is faithful. Ike contacts his wealthy ex-sister-in-law for a favor.
#11 - Suicide Blonde
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2012
Photos of Lily and Stevie become public, while Danny and Mercedes romance grows. Meanwhile, Ike protects Judi from Ben and Vera tries to get pregnant.
#12 - The Harder They Fall
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2012
Ben and Ike bet heavily on a boxing match and Vera receives another cancellation from Jackie Kennedy. Meanwhile, Danny receives photos intended for Stevie and the DA makes an important discovery.
#13 - Time and Tide
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2012
Lily and Stevie's affair becomes dangerous for them both and Judi finds herself in Klein's hands.. meanwhile, Mercedes and her father receive some bad news.
#15 - Feeding Frenzy
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2012
Ike Faces the disappearance of Mike Strauss while DA Klein attacks organized crime through Ike's law-student son. Meanwhile, Stevie Evans' affair with Lily Diamond heats up.
